Labour & Employment

  • May 27, 2026

    Raji Mangat appointed to WorkSafeBC board

    B.C. Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside has appointed Raji Mangat to the WorkSafeBC board of directors as a public-interest representative, effective immediately.

  • May 27, 2026

    AI v. immigration lawyer: Playing ‘Beat the Champ’

    These days, there is a lot of chatter about AI replacing jobs — even those of professionals like doctors and lawyers. But the role of AI isn’t really to prepare a case for someone; there is far too much nuance to the practice of immigration law, and to what makes most cases successful, than can be boiled down to a formula that can be followed by AI. That said, more and more of the initial vetting of ideas regarding what kinds of status one might qualify for is being done through AI, with mixed results.

  • May 27, 2026

    WRONGFUL DISMISSAL - Reasonable notice period or wages in lieu

    Appeal by Korpan Tractor and Parts (“Korpan Tractor”) from conclusion that it wrongfully dismissed Denton. Denton worked for Korpan Tractor for several years. Following a heated exchange, Denton departed from Korpan Tractor. A few months later, Korpan Tractor sent Denton a letter accepting his resignation. Denton then commenced an action against it for wrongful dismissal, arguing that he was dismissed without cause and entitled to pay in lieu of notice.

  • May 27, 2026

    Lifting the veil on ‘the lift’: How CFEs and lawyers work together to expose hidden fraud

    In white-collar crime investigations, the most dangerous fraud often sounds the most ordinary. A property acquisition, a refinancing, a redemption, a distribution: on paper, these can look like routine business decisions, but they can just as easily be the perfect disguise for self‑dealing, concealment and misrepresentation.

  • May 26, 2026

    Saskatchewan regulator lists upcoming legal conferences

    It will be a jam-packed June of legal conferences at the Law Society of Saskatchewan, featuring sessions on child well-being in mediation, tribunal decision writing and the drafting of legislative documents in the environmental realm.

  • May 26, 2026

    ACTL report recommends law firms rethink mental health

    An organization representing trial lawyers in the United States and Canada is highlighting mental health concerns in the legal profession and has developed a report outlining approaches that firms can take to address the issue. The white paper from the American College of Trial Lawyers (ACTL) on law firm mental health best practices says that culture change must come from the top, and that unless firm leadership embraces the change, it will not work.

  • May 26, 2026

    Court allows judicial review in trucking LMIA case

    The Federal Court has allowed a judicial review in a case where a trucking company sought to hire temporary foreign workers but did not have ownership of the trucks itself.

  • May 26, 2026

    Court orders former OPSEU director to testify in wrongful dismissal case despite NDA

    The Superior Court of Justice, in Kachra v. OPSEU Pension Trust, 2026 ONSC 2092, delivers a pair of rulings for plaintiff-side executive employment lawyers in harassment matters: it makes it fair game during discovery to probe similar complaints from other employees, even if they do not involve their client, and it limits the use of NDAs as a shield to disclosure.

  • May 25, 2026

    Federal court allows review of third work permit denial, refuses directives

    The Federal Court has allowed a judicial review of a third work permit refusal but refused request for a directed verdict.

  • May 25, 2026

    The analytical power and persuasive potential of tables

    Amid a whirlwind of technology around us, sometimes age-old presentations still shine and are most useful in presenting our cases, regardless of forum. The longstanding “Table” feature in Word is a presentation tool that has stood the test of time.

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